Eric Burdon - Biography - IMDb Eric Burdon Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (6) | Personal Quotes (5) Overview (3) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Eric Burdon has one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in rock and roll. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1994, and hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Voices of All Time, Burdon's music forged new territory while also topping the charts for over 5 decades. Highly prolific, Burdon has released nearly 50 records in those 50 years, as front man of The Animals and WAR and simply as Eric Burdon. Through the changing sounds and genres, what remains constant is his courage as an artist to explore new sounds, leading into new territory with his unrivaled and unique voice. Eric Burdon has shared the stage with legends such as Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon and Otis Redding, and recently cited by cutting edge musicians like Patti Smith and Iggy Pop in their personal top tens.

Eric began his musical journey as a young man growing up in Newcastle, England. Listening to his idols, Ray Charles and Bo Diddley, Eric immersed himself in American blues and jazz. As front man and driving force of the British Invasion band The Animals, Burdon helped shape rock and roll's DNA, and Eric's imposing yet soulful vocals are the driving force of the iconic favorite "House of the Rising Sun". A long string of hits followed, including "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and the Vietnam-era anthem, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place." Pioneering the psychedelic San Francisco sound, Burdon's classics include "San Franciscan Nights" and "Monterey". Burdon continued through the years to perform with different iterations of the Animals, while also founding and fronting the funk group War, one of the first multiracial bands, and topped the charts again with his groundbreaking hit single "Spill the Wine". In the following decades Burdon has become and accomplished painter and author, and he continues to record and tour as a solo artist.

2012 will see the release of his new album, "Til Your River Runs Dry." - IMDb Mini Biography By: Elizabeth Freund Spouse (3) ( 17 September 1972 - 1978) (divorced) (1 child) Angie King (? - present) Trivia (6) Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Animals), 1994 Lead singer for the musical group The Animals . Famous for his deep, raw, agonized singing voice. Eric went on to sing for fusion and heavy rock bands after they disbanded in 1966. The original members of the Animals reformed in 1977 and 1983, but without critical or popular success. Cousin of author Gordon Burn . Has one child, a daughter Alex, from his second marriage to Rose Marks. Personal Quotes (5) [on Bo Diddley ] Bo's one of the guys who invented rock 'n' roll. He took two cultures that existed in separate forms - country and western and the kind of blues that used to be known as 'race music' - and put them together.

His beat was a jungle beat. That's what he called it. Why would I want to celebrate a band that has driven me so much pain and anguish? And the fact that in Britain it's been ruled by a high court judge that I cannot enter Britain as an Animal anymore. I'm getting sued by my fellow members of the early band to the point of where I can't/I'm not supposed to call myself Eric Burdon and The Animals anymore in Britain... so that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. [ Bruce Springsteen ] wanted to produce me. For some reason I said no, I didn't think it was the right time for me. I can't even come up with a reason why I should say no to Springsteen because I love the guy's work and the more I know about him and the people around him, he's a really stand up guy. For a long time I would have a thought now and again 'man, why did I turn Bruce down? What did I do that for?' But I do a lot of things on the spur of the moment and afterwards I think 'what did I do that for? Maybe my dyslexia has something to do with that, I don't know.

If you put me in a room two buttons, a green button and a red button and it says 'red button, do not press'... I will. I'll press it. And I'm supposed to press the green one. Yeah, I love jazz. But most of the jazz that I love is of the past. If I listen to jazz, I'm listening to Duke Ellington . If I'm listening to jazz voicings, I'm listening to Joe Turner, Joe Williams, people like that. The concept of the voice within the structure of the music world is a very special thing for me because that's what I do, so I have to make it a special thing. But it is a special thing and the fact that the first, real, original instrument was the human voice when centuries ago the inhabitants of the planet would copy the sound of birds in the trees and all that. That's where singing came from and then it became a way of passing on messages and spreading the news when there was no newspapers, when there was no Internet. There was strolling minstrels who sang the news, they would sing the weather forecast, they would sing the cricket results in their bars.

So y'know, the voice is a very special thing and that's why I still make the challenge of getting up in front of an audience and hoping that they'll like what I have to say and the way that I have to say it. I didn't like punk music but I agreed with what they were saying. See also The Animals Songs, Music, and History "Sky Pilot" "When I Was Young" Where you might have heard them "House of the Rising Sun" is by far their most popular and therefore heard most in TV and movies, whether in a cover version by a character in "Mad Men" or during karaoke in the series "Girls" or as the soundtrack to Sharon Stone's final descent into drug madness in the classic Scorsese film Casino. "It's My Life" has popped up everywhere from "Californication" to "The Affair," however continue reading below our video Great Singers Gone too Soon Formed 1962 (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England) Styles R&B, Rock and Roll, Blues, British Invasion, Garage Rock, Folk-rock, Psychedelia Animals band members of the classic lineup: Eric Burdon (b.

May 11, 1941, Walker-on-Tyne, England): vocals Alan Price (b. April 19, 1942, Fatfield, County Durham, England): piano, organ Hilton Valentine (b. Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine, May 21, 1943, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, England): guitar Bryan "Chas" Chandler (b. December 18, 1938, Heaton, Tyne & Wear, England; d. July 17, 1996, Tyneside, England): bass John Steel (b.

February 4, 1941 in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England): drums Claims to fame: One of the earliest "British Invasion" bands to achieve massive success in America The most authentic of the UK's first wave of R&B bands Helped kickstart the folk-rock boom with their cover of "House of the Rising Sun" Lead singer Eric Burdon is considered one of rock's all-time great voices Backed numerous American blues giants in the UK Amongst the most commercially successful Sixties bands to make the switch to psychedelic music A key interpreter of early Brill Building songwriters like Goffin-King and Mann-Weil Lead singer Eric Burdon is known for discovering and originally singing with the band War The Animals (the band) History Early years Formed originally as the Alan Price Combo, the Animals were one of several British rhythm and blues bands touring the country in the early Sixties, distinguished mainly by their utter authenticity and to the lead vocals of Eric Burdon, who sang like an American bluesman.

Indeed, it was a cover of a Leadbelly standard, "House of the Rising Sun," which the band heard on blues singer Josh White's 1944 single, that gave them their first transatlantic smash, as the Northeastern group had taken up with Yardbirds manager Giorgio Gomelsky and moved to London just in time for the beat boom. Success Legendary producer Mickie Most took the group under his wing, encouraging them to continue their updating of blues, R&B, and folk standards, but also introducing them to the best songs the New York Brill Building scene had to offer. For two years, the quintet were the toast of two continents, authentic enough to have backed luminaries like John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson. However, Alan Price was beginning to chafe under Burdon's insistence that the group expand their repertoire, and he left in 1965, followed the next year by Steel and soon after by the others.

Later years Undaunted, Burdon assembled a new group under the same name, moved to San Francsico and embraced the psychedelic boom; by 1969 he had abandoned the band name entirely and scored a hit ("Spill The Wine") with his new discovery, a Latin-funk band called War. Soon after, Burdon embarked on a spotty solo career; the original band members have since reformed on occasion with equally uneven results. Burdon continues to record and tour on his own today. No less than four different Animals line-ups, all containing some original members, have toured in the 21st century. More about the Animals Other Animals fun facts and trivia: Other members included: Dave Rowberry (b. Jul7 4, 1940, Nottingham, England; d. June 6, 2003, London, England): piano, organ; Berry Jenkins (b. December 22, 1944, Leicester, Leicestershire, England): drums; John Weider (guitar and bass); Vic Briggs (guitar and piano); Danny McCulloch (bass), Zoot Money (b.

George Bruno, piano and organ) Late-period guitarist Andy Somers would go on to become Andy Summers of The Police The 1968 hit "Sky Pilot" was the first 45 to be released in stereo only Chas Chandler would go on to even greater fame as the man who discovered and managed Jimi Hendrix The Animals (the band) awards and honors: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994), GRAMMY Hall of Fame (1999) The Animals songs, hits, and albums #1 hits Pop "The House Of The Rising Sun" (1964) Top 10 hits Pop "See See Rider" (1966), "San Franciscan Nights" (1967) Top 10 albums Pop The Animals (1964), The Best of the Animals (1966) Notable covers David Johansen of the New York Dolls had a minor hit in the early '80s with a fantastic live medley of "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," "Don't Bring Me Down," and "It's My Life," while Blue Oyster Cult and Grand Funk Railroad both got airplay with versions of "We Gotta

 Get Out of This Place" and "Inside Lookin' Out," respectively Movies and TV The band appeared in two forgettable teen romps in the Sixties, performing Bo Diddley's "Around and Around" in 1964's Get Yourself a College Girl and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" in 1967's It's a Bikini World.

Burdon got the later version of the band some much needed street cred, however, by getting them screen time in the 1968 concert film Monterey Pop, while Burdon himself has a cameo as a backstage manager in the Oliver Stone biopic The Doors (1990) Eric Burdon | Download Music, Tour Dates & Video | eMusic Biography All Music Guide All Music Guide: As the lead singer of the Animals, Eric Burdon was one of the British Invasion's most distinctive vocalists, with a searingly powerful blues-rock voice. When the first lineup of the group fell apart in 1966, Burdon kept the Animals' name going with various players for a few years. Usually billed as Eric Burdon & the Animals, the group was essentially Burdon's vehicle, which he used to purvey a far more psychedelic and less R&B-oriented vision. Occasionally he came up with a good second-division psychedelic hit, like "Sky Pilot"; more often, the music was indulgent, dating it almost immediately. Burdon's real triumphs as a solo artist came at the beginning of the '70s, when he hooked up with a bunch of L.A.

journeyman soul/funksters who became his backing band, War. Recording three albums' worth of material in the year or two that they were together, the Burdon/War records could ramble on interminably, and would have benefited from a lot of editing. But they contained some spacy funkadelia of real quality, especially their number three hit single "Spill the Wine," which was almost recorded as an afterthought in the midst of sessions dominated by exploratory jams. Eric Burdon & War were already big stars on record and stage when Burdon, for reasons unclear to almost everyone, quit the band in 1971. War defied expectations and became even bigger when left to their own devices; Burdon, after recording an album with veteran bluesman Jimmy Witherspoon, cut a series of generally desultory solo albums. He recorded off and on after that, at times with the Animals, but has never come close to reaching the heights of his work with the early Animals and War.

Burdon was always a riveting live performer, though, and he continued to tour with various incarnations of the Animals and as a solo act, branching out as a painter and author as well, and working in the studio when it suited him. Burdon continued on this journeyman path until well into the new millennium, recording such solid albums as 2004's My Secret Life and 2006's Soul of a Man. In 2012, he experienced an unexpected comeback when Bruce Springsteen made him a cornerstone of his keynote speech at South by Southwest. Burdon joined Springsteen on-stage and was soon in demand. First, he recorded an EP with the Ohio-based garage rockers the Greenhornes, and then he devoted himself to the full-length 'Til Your River Runs Dry, which received a high-profile launch in January 2013. Eric Burdon biography, birth date, birth place and pictures Email Print Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance.

Burdon was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list - The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Sometimes referred to as a "black singer trapped inside a white skin," Eric Burdon achieved international fame by belting out bluesy rock numbers with the Animals in the mid-1960s. His raw, hard-edged vocals were a key ingredient in a number of hits for the band in their native United Kingdom and abroad. After the original Animals disbanded, Burdon made his mark as a vocalist with the black band War. While growing up in Newcastle upon Tyne, a port city just south of England's border with Scotland, Burdon had no burning desire to be a singer. His first exposure to the music that would hook him came at about age 12, when a merchant seaman who lived in his building let him listen to records he had brought home from the United States. Burdon became a lover of rhythm and blues after listening to recordings of Fats Domino, Bill Doggett, and other black artists-- works that couldn't be obtained in England at the time. Thinking he didn't have the skills to play an instrument, Burdon concentrated on developing his voice.

At the Newcastle College of Art, where he studied graphics and photography, Burdon further developed his interest in blues artists and formed a band. At the time, his only interest in music was as a diversion. After leaving school, however, he began performing for money because he couldn't find a job in television as a set designer or art director. In 1962 Burdon found work as a lead singer with the Alan Price Combo, which took in about 30 shillings (a little over $4) a week for each musician. The group changed its name to the Animals, began to develop a following as regulars at the Club A Go-Go in Newcastle, and by 1963 were landing gigs in other English cities. Members of the Animals included Burdon on vocals, Chas Chandler on bass guitar, John Steel on drums (succeeded by Barry Jenkins), Price on organ (later replaced by Dave Rowberry), and Hilton Valentine on lead guitar. Soon the group recorded a demo for local fans; the tape was taken to London by their manager and found its way to producer Mickie Most, who then came up to watch them perform.

Most saw the group's potential, brought them to London, and signed them to a recording contract. In London, the Animals performed regularly at the Scene Club and continued to build up their audience. The Animals recorded a cover of Bob Dylan's "Baby Let Me Take You Home," which made it onto the charts in April of 1964, and earned the group a slot on a Chuck Berry Tour in the United Kingdom. They then hit Number One later in 1964 with their version of the traditional ballad "House of the Rising Sun"--and for the next two years were one of the hottest acts in the world. Vital to the group's success was Burdon's gift for vocals; his powerful, unrefined sound placed the Animals in a class with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for a time during the mid-1960s. In 1965, after turning out hits such as "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," the Animals suffered a creative blow with the departure of keyboardist Price, whose subtle arrangements and organ playing helped give the group its distinctive sound.

Meanwhile, Burdon was causing dissension in the band with his rowdiness, heavy drinking, and purported use of LSD. After greatly reducing their number of concert dates, the group disbanded in 1966. Burdon recorded a solo album in early 1967 with New York studio musicians, then took a sabbatical from music. He claimed to be working on a novel and pursuing film projects with a rock-music theme. Saying that he preferred a warm climate, Burdon decided to move to California. He settled first in Los Angeles because it offered the latest recording technology and was the heart of the movie industry. In time, he moved on to San Francisco, where he formed the New Animals with Vic Briggs on guitar, John Wieder on guitar and violin, Danny McCullough on bass, and former Animals drummer Jenkins. The group later featured Andy Summers, who eventually became the guitarist for the Police. In the late 1960s, living in the U.S. capital of "flower power," Burdon attempted to transform himself from streetwise tough-guy to hippie leader. His music shifted along with him, from an emphasis on tough R&B to the increasingly popular acid rock.

He signed his new group to a contract with MGM and released four albums, including the double album Love Is. Burdon's New Animals placed singles on the charts with "Good Times" and "San Francisco Nights" in 1967, "Sky Pilot" in 1968, and "Ring of Fire" in 1969. After the demise of the New Animals, Burdon stationed himself in Los Angeles and was often seen with guitar virtuouso Jimi Hendrix on the rock circuit there. When Hendrix died of a drug overdose, rumors about Burdon's own drug problems proliferated. He stated he was retiring from music, but in 1969 producers Jerry Goldstein and Steve Gold urged him to get involved with another band. They connected him with members of Nite Shitft, which featured six black musicians and a highly regarded Danish harmonica player named Lee Oskar. Burdon first went into the studio with the group, then toured with them as Eric Burdon and War. Their first album together, Eric Burdon Declares "War," was very successful and remained on the charts for much of 1970.

Burdon's funky vocals on "Spill the Wine" brought the single to Number Three on the U.S. charts. The singer soon found himself back in the limelight, and the group was invited to make guest television appearances on the David Frost and Ed Sullivan shows. In August of 1970, Eric Burdon and War performed in Britain. Burdon's assumption of a black persona with War incited some race-related controversy, especially with the release of the less-than-tactfully-titled Black Man's Burdon in December of 1970. Despite his musical success with the group, Burdon and War parted ways in less than a year. The vocalist revealed that his interest in the blues was as strong as ever when he teamed up with blues legend Jimmy Witherspoon on Guilty! in 1971. Burdon went back to perform in Britain in 1973, then shifted gears away from black music in 1974 to record two heavy rock albums with his Eric Burdon Band. He released a reunion album with the original Animals in 1977, then put together the band Fire Dept. with German musicians for one album, Last Drive, released in 1980.

Burdon further cashed in on his enduring popularity with German audiences by appearing in the German film Comeback in 1982, which also featured his original soundtrack. Comparisons could not be avoided of Burdon's own life to the movie, which was about the downfall of an aging rock star. When a re-release of "House of the Rising Sun" became a hit in 1982, Burdon and the original Animals went on a six-week tour of the United States. By this time more than 40 years old, Burdon still managed to capture all the raw power of the hit songs that had sealed the group's fame in the mid-1960s. Despite his frenzied stage performances over the years, Burdon wrote in his 1986 autobiography I Used to Be an Animal, but I'm All Right Now that he had always hated touring and being in the public eye.

The memoir traces Burdon's life from his working-class origins, through the development of his musical interests in the blues, and recounts the ultimate turmoil of touring: Burdon reveals that he was repulsed by the invasions of privacy he suffered in the United States during his first visit there--but enthralled by seeing his heroes James Brown and B. B. King at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. He also laments that his manager had lost the Animals millions of dollars in shady tax deals. Various contractual and personal problems made Burdon's output erratic during the 1970s and 1980s, but the staying power of Animals material was confirmed by the 1991 Roadrunners CD, a collection of live recordings from Burdon's music files. In a Rolling Stone review, David Fricke noted that the collection "vividly captures the punky stage intensity of the band's mongrel acid-R&B sound." Considered by some observers to be music's greatest white blues vocalist, Eric Burdon also revealed an ability during his career to achieve success in a variety of genres ranging from blues-tinged rock to psychedelia to funk.

The multifaceted singer's erratic career shifts and often self-defeating lifestyle caused his popularity to wax and wane over the years. However, he is unequivocally credited with providing the penetrating energy that propelled the Animals to superstardom in the 1960s. Burdon's works: Singles; with the Animals "House of the Rising Sun," 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," 1965. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," 1965. "It's My Life," 1965. Singles; with the New Animals "San Francisco Nights," 1967. "Sky Pilot," 1968. Singles; with War "Spill the Wine," 1970. Albums; with the Animals The Animals (with Eric Burdon), MGM, 1964. Animal Tracks, MGM, 1965. The Best of Eric Burdon and the Animals, MGM, 1967. Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted, Jet, 1977. Albums; with the New Animals Winds of Change, MGM, 1967.

Every One of Us, MGM, 1968. Love Is, MGM, 1968. Roadrunners (a compilation of live recordings from the late 1960s), Raven, 1991. Solo albums Eric Is Here, MGM, 1967. Survivor, Polydor, 1978. Black and White Blues, MCA, 1979. I Used to Be an Animal, Striped Horse, 1988. Albums; with War Eric Burdon Declares "War," MGM, 1970. Black Man's Burdon, MGM, 1970. Love Is All Around (recorded 1970), ABC, 1976. Albums; with the Eric Burdon Band Sun Secrets, Capitol, 1974. Stop!, Capitol, 1975. Other albums (With Jimmy Witherspoon) Guilty!, MGM, 1971. (With Fire Dept.) Last Drive, 1980. Comeback (soundtrack), 1982.

The Animals — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm blues rock The Animals were a British rock band of the 1960s, formed in Newcastle. They were part of the British Invasion , being one of the most popular bands of their era. Known for their gritty, raw, bluesy sound and hard-voiced frontman Eric Burdon , as exemplified by their signature songs House of the Rising Sun and Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood , the band underwent numerous personnel changes, while influencing the later heavy metal music with the riffs of their rock songs such… read more The House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals Songfacts The House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals Songfacts Songfacts Historians have not been able to definitively identify The House Of The Rising Sun, but here are the two most popular theories: 1) The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors.

It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St. 2) It's about a women's prison in New Orleans called the Orleans Parish women's prison, which had an entrance gate adorned with rising sun artwork. This would explain the "ball and chain" lyrics in the song. The melody is a traditional English ballad, but the song became popular as an African-American folk song. It was recorded by Texas Alexander in the 1920s, then by a number of other artists including Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Josh White and later Nina Simone. It was her version The Animals first heard. No one can claim rights to the song, meaning it can be recorded and sold royalty-free. Many bands covered the song after it became a hit for The Animals. The folk music historian Alan Lomax recorded a version in 1937 by a 16-year-old girl named Georgia Turner . In this context, it is sung in the first person, present tense with the singer lamenting how the House of the Rising Sun has ruined her life. In this traditional folk version, the main character is either a prostitute or a prisoner. The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly.

The Animals performed this song while touring England with Chuck Berry. It went over so well that they recorded it between stops on the tour. In our 2010 interview with Animals lead singer Eric Burdon , he explained: "'House of the Rising Sun' is a song that I was just fated to. It was made for me and I was made for it. It was a great song for the Chuck Berry tour because it was a way of reaching the audience without copying Chuck Berry. It was a great trick and it worked. It actually wasn't only a great trick, it was a great recording. The best aspect of it, I've been told, is that Bob Dylan, who was angry at first, turned into a rocker. Dylan went electric in the shadow of The Animals classic 'House of the Rising Sun.'" Bob Dylan recorded this on his first album. The Animals version was one of the first songs to put a rock rhythm to a rolk song, something Dylan did a lot soon after. This was the first song since 1962 by a British band to hit #1 in America that was not written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. This was the first international hit Mickie Most produced.

An Englishman, Most went to South Africa in 1959 and formed a band called Mickie Most and his Playboys. Since rock music had not come to the country, Most recorded popular songs like " Johnny B. Goode " and " Shake, Rattle And Roll ," running up a string of hits. Upon returning to England in 1962, he turned to production work, since he had honed his songcraft skills in South Africa. After seeing The Animals perform at Club A-Go-Go in Newcastle, he began producing the band; their first recording was "Baby Let Me Take You Home," which was released as the group's first single and made UK #21. Next was "The House of the Rising Sun." Most quickly became the top producer in England, adding Herman's Hermits, Donovan, Lulu and Jeff Beck to his roster. The Animals recorded this in one take, as they had perfected the song from years of performing it on the road.

The Animals' drummer John Steel recalls in 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, "We Played Liverpool on May 17 1964 and then drove to London where Mickie (Most) had booked a studio for ITV's Ready Steady Go! Because of the reaction we were getting to 'Rising Sun,' we asked to record it and he said, 'Okay we'll do it at the same session.' We set up for balance, played a few bars for the engineer - it was mono with no overdubs - and we only did one take. We listened to it and Mickie said, 'That's it, it's a single.' The engineer said it was too long, but instead of chopping out a bit, Mickie had the courage to say, 'We're in a microgroove world now, we will release it.' A few weeks later it was #1 all over the world.

When we knocked The Beatles off the top in America, they sent us a telegram which read, 'Congratulations from The Beatles (a group)'." The producer Mickie Most recalls, "Everything was in the right place, the planets were in the right place, the stars were in the right place and the wind was blowing in the right direction. It only took 15 minutes to make so I can't take much credit for the production. It was just a case of capturing the atmosphere in the studio." The Animals had 13 more Top 40 hits in the US, becoming one of the most successful British Invasion bands in the United States. They split up in 1968 over various music and business issues. Burdon told us: "I don't think that The Animals got a chance to evolve. We were the first to admit that we took Blues songs from American artists, but if the Animals had stuck together and worked together instead of worrying about who was getting all the money, we could have evolved more and come out with more music to be proud of." Alan Price was the only band member given credit for arranging the track, meaning he is paid almost all the royalties.

Their record company told the other members that there was not enough room to list them as arrangers. The organ solo was inspired by jazzman Jimmy Smith's hit "Walk on the Wild Side." Alan Price performed the solo on a Vox Continental. The Animals (Music) - TV Tropes The Animals You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share The classic line-up of The Animals. From left to right: John Steel, Chas Chandler, Eric Burdon, Hilton Valentine and Alan Price. "I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood" The Animals were a British Invasion band from Newcastle-upon-Tyne with heavy blues influences. One of several bands managed by producer Mickie Most ( Herman's Hermits was another), their peak period was the mid-1960s. Their most famous hit was a cover of the traditional folk song "House of the Rising Sun" and became one of the first non- Beatles songs to top the charts in America after the Fab Four had made their debut.

Lead vocalist Eric Burdon was a Blues fan who later joined the group War and became a major exponent of Funk, Hard Rock and Psychedelic Rock in the early 1970s. The group was notable for its prominent use of a Hammond organ played by Alan Price; they are among the first rock groups to use an electric keyboard instrument in their songs (and yes, they did probably beat the Beatles to it). The band had a setback in 1965 when Alan Price left due to fear of flying, and was replaced by Mick Gallagher for a short time, then by Dave Rowberry. By 1966, Burdon had embraced the hippie movement and started using LSD, becoming distant from the rest of the group. John Steel was the next to leave, replaced by Barry Jenkins for the last few singles and albums. The Animals split near the end of 1966 and went their separate ways; Burdon became lead singer of Eric Burdon and the Animals (with Barry Jenkins joining him), as well as the aforementioned War; Alan Price became a folk singer-songwriter and bassist Chas Chandler became famous for discovering and managing Jimi Hendrix and Slade in the early 1970s.

Chandler died in 1996 of an aortic aneurysm and Dave Rowberry died in 2003 of an ulcer haemorrhage. Other hits of theirs include "Baby Let Me Take You Home", "I'm Crying", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Bring It On Home to Me", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", "It's My Life", "Inside-Looking Out" and "Don't Bring Me Down". Hits and fan favourites by Eric Burdon and the Animals include "When I Was Young", "San Franciscan Nights", "Monterey" and "Sky Pilot".

Principal Members (The Animals) (Founding members in bold): Eric Burdon - lead vocals (1963-1966, 1968, 1975-1977, 1982-1983) Chas Chandler - bass, vocals (1963-1966, 1968, 1975-1977, 1982-1983, died 1996) Mick Gallagher - keyboard (1965) Animals & Friends Tour Dates & Tickets 2017 Location: Anywhere in the UK Radius: ... miles Featuring original Animals John Steel and Mick Gallagher, plus Danny Handley and Roberto Ruiz. In 1964 a wave of new energetic rock and roll swept over the youth of the world. On the crest of this wave was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and of course The Animals. From the banks of the River Tyne came the North East's offering; a brand of rhythm n blues that the whole world seemed to grasp greedily.

Bruce Springsteen recently revealed on stage in the USA that it was The Animals, not The Beatles or the Stones who were his favourite British Invasion band." Their singles were the first full-blown class-consciousness I'd ever heard". After playing a short burst of 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place', Springsteen then confessed: “That’s every song I’ve ever written. 'Born To Run', 'Born In The USA', all of them". The Animals were the second British band to top the American charts after The Beatles with the now multi-million selling and legendary anthem, 'House of the Rising Sun'. The band subsequently achieved over twenty global Top Ten hit records, many of which gained the Number One slot in various parts of the world. In Britain alone, the band had no less than twelve chart entries. The Animals were the first British band to tour Poland and Japan. The enduring influence and breadth of appeal of The Animals’ music continues ever onwards. The Animals’ 1964 debut was recently included in CLASSIC ROCK magazines’ feature - ‘50 Albums That Built Blues Rock’ “Though the band has changed, the songs remain eternal, thanks to the protesting dissatisfaction linking them together...

alongside covers of Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker classics, they ensure that the nostalgic element comes with an enjoyably abrasive edge” (ANIMALS & FRIENDS review - Andy Gill, The Independent) Serious contenders to Bob Dylan in his ‘Never-Ending Tour’, the band have in recent years embarked on two massive UK tours with Special Guest Spencer Davis, as well as tours with other Special Guests including Stax , Booker T & The MGS and Blues Brothers guitar legend Steve Cropper, The Troggs and the late, great Mick Green (The Pirates, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry). ANIMALS & FRIENDS’ appeal continues abroad, too – with shows in Sweden, Portugal, Finland, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, Russia and Holland. 2012 marked founder member John Steel’s 55th year as performing musician.

Back in 1957 he and The Animals co-founder Eric Burdon began plying their trade in and around their native Tyneside with not the slightest inking that they would - in a very few years – find themselves part of a group that would be forever bracketed with the very best of British music – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds – and respected all over the world. The Animals were also be the second British band after The Beatles to top the American charts with their multi-million selling anthem, ‘House of The Rising Sun’. Let us not forget that it was Bob Dylan’s ‘House of the Rising Sun’ that so inspired this legendary band to record what history has shown to be the definitive take. It is even whispered that Dylan looked to their version as inspiration for his infamous ‘going electric’. After almost 60 years, the legend still grows… See more info at facebook.com/animalsandfriends 4 Animals & Friends Tour Dates Track Animals & Friends You are tracking Animals & Friends Fans of this artist also track: Receive email as soon as new tour dates are announced 1,346,284 fans now rely on Ents24 alerts Alerts are free and always will be!

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Question: Who was the lead singer with the Newcastle group The Animals
Answer: Eric Burdon